Apparatus for making baskets and similar receptacles



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APPARATUS FOR MAKING BASKETS AND SIMILAR RECEPTACLES Filed Jan. 25, 19327 Sheets-Sheet 1 E. M. GILES Oct. 23, 1934.

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APPARATUS FOR MAKING BASKETS AND SIMILAR RECEPTACLES 7 Sheets-Sheet 7Filed Jan. 25, 1932 Patented Oct. 23, 1934 UNITED STATES APPARATUS FORMAKING BASKETS AND SIMILAR RECEPTACLES Eugene M. Giles, Western Springs;Ill., assignor to St. Joseph Iron Works, St. Joseph, Mich, a corporationof Michigan Application January 25,

21 Claims.

My invention relates to the manufacture of haskets and other receptacleswherein a bottom or end wall is secured to the edge of an internal hoopat the bottom or end of the basket or re- "1% material is employed forthe internal bottom or end hoop and it has been customary to attach thebottom or end wall to the hoop before assembling in the basket or otherreceptacle as it was regarded impractical, in view of the limited spaceand the prevailing practice of rotating the form on which the basket isassembled, to fasten the peripheral edge of the bottom or end wall tothe internal hoop after the latter was installed in place in the basketor receptacle. This not only 0 required a separate operation ofattaching the bottom or end wall to the hoop before assembling in thebasket or receptacle, but'in factories that were called upon to supplybaskets with permanently attached bottoms and also loose bottom basketssuch as disclosed in Hogue Patent 1,698,065, it was necessary to prepareseparate stocks of each as neither was convertible into a basket of theother type.

With my present invention, however, not only is the separate operationeliminated of fastening the bottom or end wall to the hoop beforeassembling in the basket or receptacle but as this invention permits thebottom or end wall to be fastened to the hoop after the latter isinstalled in the basket or receptacle, basket manufacturers may readilyconvert baskets of the loose bottom type into baskets with permanentlyattached bottoms by merely stapling the peripheral edge of a bottom tothe upper edge of the internal bottom hoop of the loose bottom basketshell.

The principal objects of my invention are to provide an improvedapparatus for making baskets and other similar receptacles; to permitstaples or other similar fasteners to be driven out- 4.5 wardly into thebasket structure from the interior thereof or from the interior of theform upon.

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stapler or fastener applying mechanism within a rotatable form' so thatit drives fasteners outwardly into the basket or receptacle structure atselected intervals as'the latter is rotated by or with the form; and topermit the hoop to be formed and. the bottom or end wall to be securedthereto as the basket or receptacle side wallis being constructedtherearound, these and other objects being accomplished inthe structureof the accompanying drawings which illustrate my invention" inconnectionwith the manufacture of baskets of a well known type and inwhich said drawings Fig; 1 is a side view of a machine in which myinvention is embodied in a form to accomplish substantially the entireconstruction of the besketin a single operation;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged View taken substantially on the line 2--2 of Fig.1;

Fig. 3 is 'a sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view of the internal stapler actuatingmechanism taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail view of the form rotating ratchet on theline 55 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view on the v line 66 of Fig. 2showing the internal stapler mechanism; l

Fig. '7 is a perspective view showing the preferred manner in which thepanels are prepared for constructing the side wall of thebasket;

8 is a perspective view of a formof ba'sket' bottom that may be used inmaking the basket;

Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional View of a basket shell which may beprovided with either a loose or permanently attached bottom;

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a machine such as maybe employed forpermanently securing a basket bottom in a shell-such as shown in Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a top View of the structure of Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 is a side View of the machine of Figs.

l0 and 11 showing the basket that erated upon in section;

Fig. 13 is an enlarged bottom view of the stapling mechanism of themachine of Figs. 10, 11 and 12 and shows a portion of the basket sidewall in section, and

Fig. 14 is a vertical sectional view of the portion of the basket wherethe stapling operation is taking 'placeand shows the lower portion ofthe stapling mechanism at the completion of the staple drivingoperation.

Referring to the drawings, which it is to be understood are merelyillustrative of my invenis being option, certain features of which maybe employed in the making of receptacles other than baskets and forapplying fasteners otherwise than at the described location, thereference numeral 20 indicates the base of the machine of Figs. 1 to 6inclusive, 21 a hollow standard which supports the form and the staplingdevices and 22 the main shaft through which the stapling devices areoperatedand the form rotated. Power is applied to the shaft 22 through apulley 23 which is loosely mounted on the shaft and connects therewiththrough a clutch which is controlled by the rocker arm 24 on the shaft25, the latter having an arm 26 at one end connected by a spring 2'7 toa fixed portion of the frame to normally hold the clutch in the releasedposition. A rod 28 extends forwardly from the arm 26 and connects withthe upstandingarm 29 of a treadle 30 which has the tread plate portion31 conveniently located for engagement by the foot of the operator, thearrangement being such that as long as the treadle 30 is depressed theclutch remains engaged and the stapling mechanisms and the formcontinueto operate. When the operator releases the treadle 30 the spring27 disengages the clutch and the shaft 20 ceases to rotate' with thepulley 23, a brake 31 being provided inaccordance with the usualpractice to stop the shaft 22 promptly and prevent overthrow uponrelease of the clutch.

A shaft 32 which is mounted to reciprocate vertically in the standard 21has a beam 33 secured to the upper end and projecting forwardly 1 overthe work location for operating the stapling mechanism, and the shaft 22which ,is journaled at its outer end in the bearing bracket 34 on thebase 20 and at the other end in a bearing 35 of the standard 21, isprovided within the standard 21 with the usual eccentric connection (notshown) with the shaft 32 whereby the latter is reciprocated toaccomplish a stapling operation upon each revolution of the shaft 22.

, A form is located under the beam 33 to carry the work upon which thestapling operations are to be performed, this form or work holder, inthe 39 respectively and said panels being secured between their ends toan intermediate outside hoop 40, and this basket also has a bottom 41 ofrelatively thin material secured around its peripheral edge against theupper peripheral edge of the inside bottom hoop 38 by staples that aredriven downwardly through the edge of the bottom and into the said hoop38. a

This form is rotatable to bring successive portions of the basket orbasket parts into position for stapling and comprises a frusto-conicalshell 42 which is carried at the front of the standard 21 by a bracketor frame 43 of skeleton form which has upper and lower attachingportions 44 and 45 respectively whereby it is rigidly secured on thestandard 21. Within the shell 42 the bracket 43 is of inverted T-shapeform as shown particularly in Fig. 2 with a top web portion or flange46and lateral, web portions or flanges 4'7 and 43 each having front andrear rollers49 and 50 respectively thereon which engage-the innerperiphery ofthe shell 42 so that the latter is free to rotate about theframe or bracket 43, the shell 42 being preferably provided with agroove or channel 51 in the inner face in which the rollers 50 engage tohold the shell 42 against axial movement on the bracket or frame 43. I

A shaft 52 is mounted in co-axial relation to the shell 42 in bearings53 and 54 respectively of the bracket or frame 43 and said shaft has aclamp plate holder 55 secured on. its forward end and provided with aperipheral flange 56 within which is located the cushion clamp plate 5'7which is adapted to engage the inside of the basket bottom 41 forholding the latter in proper position'ufor assembling in the basket thatis constructed on the form or shell 42. For mounting the clamp plate 57said plate has a plurality of rearwardly extending stems 58 which extendthrough corresponding apertures in the holder 55 with springs 59 onthese stems 58 between the clamp plate 5'7 and holder 55, said stemsbeing provided with nuts to on their rear ends to limit the forwardmovement of the clamping plate 57.

A standard 61 is mounted at the front end of the base 20 and providedwith ears 62 at the upper end between which the lower end of an arm 63is pivoted and at its free end this arm is provided with a fixed pin 64on which a clamping plate 65 is mounted to rotate, said plate 65, in theupraised position of the arm 63, being located at the outer side of andin clamping relation to the cushion clamp plate 57 and with its axis ofrotation in alignment with the axis of the shaft 52 for clamping thebasket bottom in the proper position within the lower end of the sidewall of the basket that is being constructed on the shell 42.

An extension 66 at the lower end of the arm 63 contacts with a spring 67on the standard 61 to provide a cushion stop for the arm 63 when thelatter is turned downwardly, said arm being yieldingly held in both thedownturned and upraised positions by the spring 68, the ends of whichare connected respectively to the swinging arm 63 and one of the pivotlugs 62 so that said spring moves to opposite sides-of the pivotal axisof the arm when the latter is swung upwardly and downwardly.

The peripheral edge of the clamping plate 65, which is spaced from theouter end of the form or shell 42 to permit working of an internalstapler at this place, serves as a support for the bottom edge portionof the basket and also as an anvil against which staples are driven and/or clinched, and has a peripheral seat 69 for the internal bot-' tomhoop 38 with an upstanding flange '70 at the outer side for holding thesaid internal bottom hoop in proper position on the seat 69.

The basket bottom 41 is clamped between the plates 5'7 and 65 inposition so that its peripheral edge extends outwardly a suflicientdistance beyond the peripheral seat 69 to overlap the inner edge of thehoop 38 and is preferably located in the proper position by pins, oneither'the plate 5'7 or plate 65 which engage apertures or notches inthe basket bottom 41. The basket bottom 41 may be of any desired type,for example made up f thin crossed slats '71 in a well known manner, asshown in Fig. 2, with notches between the slats which may be utilizedfor locating the bottom in the proper position between the clampingplates 57 and 65. With a bottom of this character a number of pins 72may be provided on the plate 5'7 arranged to engage a sufiicient numberof notches between the slats '71 to insure proper location of the bottomand the clamping plate 65 is preferably provided with a circumferentialpins '72. 3

' The basket bottom, when clamped between the plates 57 and 65, and theside wall of the basket, when mounted on the form or shell 42 arerotated in unison to bring successive portions of the basket intoposition for stapling and to effect this uniform rotation of the basketbottom and side wall the shaft 52 is provided on its inner end with abevel gear 74 meshing with a bevel pinion 75 on the shaft 76 which isjournaled in bearings 77 of the frame memberdS and this shaft 76 has abevel gear 78 on the lower end meshing with a bevel gear ring '79 thatis secured by cap screws 80 to the inner end of the form or shell 42,the relation of the gearing being such that the shaft 52 and clampingdisk 57 are rotated at exactly the same rate of speed as the form orshell 42. For rotating the clamping plate 57 andshell 42, the gear ring79'is formed with interval ratchet teeth 81 corresponding to the desiredextent of movement of the basket structure between stapling operationsand these teeth are engagedby an offset tooth 82 of a laterally movablepawl 83 that is operated from the drive shaft 22 of the machine. To thisend a bearing 84 is provided on the standard 21 at one side for a shaft85 which has a depending arm 86 at the rear end and this arm 86 has aroller 87 at the lower end held in engagement by the spring 88 with theperiphery of the cam 89 on the shaft 22, and at the forward end of theshaft 85 is an upstanding arm 90 which has the pawl 83 pivoted to theupper end with a spring 91 connecting the pawl 83 and arm 90 in a mannerto insure engagement of the offset tooth 82 of the pawl with the ratchetteeth 81, the form and arrangement of the cam 89 on the shaft 22 beingsuch that after each stapling operation the pawl 83 is operated toadvance the clamping plate 57 and form 42 and the basket structurethereon to the position where the next stapling operation is to takeplace.

The staplers for securing the upper and lower sets of hoops 3637 and38-39 and the intermediate hoop 40 to the basket side wall are of theusual form employed for this kind of work and are indicated at 92, 93and 94 respectively, the stationary portions or housings of the staplerniechanisms being mounted on the stationary arm 95 that extendsforwardly from the upper end of the standard 21 and the staple formingand driving'mechanisms being connected to the vertically reciprocablearm 33 on the upper end of the shaft 32 so that said stapler mechanismsoperate in unison to drive a series of staples 96, 97, and 98 whichsecure the top hoops 3637, the intermediate hoop 49 and the bottom hoops38- 39 respectively to the side wall of the basket, the staples 96 and97 being clinched against thoform or shell 42 and the staples 93 againstthe peripheral seat 69 of the clamping disk 65. The basket side wall maybe made up and applied on the form in any desired manner but I prefer toarrange the side wall panels 35 with their edges overlapping and theseside wall panels may, for convenience, be assembled with one .of thebasket hoopstrips in the form of a mat which is wound on the form toform the basket side wall. Preferably the panels 35 are stapled to thestrip 38 which subsequently becomes the inside bottom hoop 38 and thestrip 38 is of a su'nicient length so that when wound around theperiphery of the disk 55 in the seat 69 thereof the" ends of the strip'38 do not overlap but are in substantially end to end or abuttingrelation, and the leading end 38 of the hoop strip is arranged toproject slightly beyondthe first panel 35 as shown in 'Fig. '7 and thelast panel 35 ex tends beyond the final end 38 of'said' strip 38 so thatwhen wound in the form of the basket side wall the last panel 38 mayoverlap the forward edge of the panel 35 v a f The inside top hoop 36 isprepared in the hoop 'form previous to its use in the present machineand slipped onto the form 42 in preparation for the making of thebasket, said form 42 being provided with a seat 99 at its larger end forsaid hoop and an upstanding flange 190 which serves as a stop forinsuring proper location of said hoop;

For forming the other hoops 37, 40 and 39 hoop strips are fed in theusual manner under the respective staplers 92, 93 and 94 through'guides(not shown) and wound around and stapled to the basket side wall as thelatter is rotated in a step by step manner with thev form 42.

With the mat prepared in the manner shown in Fig. 7, the hoop 36 locatedin'the seat99 and the bottom 41 clamped in position between the cushionclamp plate 57 and the swinging clamp plate 65, and hoop slips to. formthe hoops 37, 40

and 39 inserted in the proper guides with their leading ends under therespective staplers '92, 93

inserted under the staplers 92, 93' and 94 with the hoop strip 38engaged in the seat 69 of the swinging clamp plate 65, and upondepressing thepedal 31 and setting the machine in operation the staplers92, 93 and 94: will operate and staple the leading ends of the stripsthat form the hoops 37, 40 and 39 respectively to the forward end of themat, the staple 96 which is-driven by the stapler 92 being of coursedriven through the hoop36 and clinched against the seat 99,and as soonas the first stapling operation is completed thepawl 83 is operated toadvance the form 42 and clamping member 57 and the work therewith to thenext stapling position, thereby drawing the mat forwardly onto the formand likewise the hoop strips that are to form the hoops 37, 40 and 39. v3

as for example in the manner shown in Schmidtkes Patent 1,682,769 ofSeptember 4,

1928 and Swigert Patent 1,328,911 of October 2'7, 1931, it has beencustomary to fasten the basket bottom onto the upper edge of theinternal bottom hoop in a separate operation before assembling in thebasket. In the present case however the basket bottom'41 is notpreviously attached to the bottom hoop, but this is done at the sametime that the basket side wall is formed and the hoops 37140 and 39 arestapled thereto, this being accomplished by a stapler which is 1ocatedwithin the basket and operated simultaneously with the exterior staplerssoras to drive staples through the peripheral edge of the bottom 41 andinto the hoop strip 38 as the latter is being formed into the hoop.

This internal stapler may if desired be located so as to drive a stapleat approximately the same circumferential location as the stap1es'92, 93and 94 but I prefer to locate same somewhat beyond the location of theother staplers so that it opcrates to staple the mat 41 to theprojecting for ward end portion 38 of the hoop strip 38 when ranged sothat the staple driver may work close up to the basket side wall as isnecessary to drive the staple through the edge portion of the bottom 41and into the relatively thin hoop stock 38, said housing 101 beingsecured to the upright web 46 of the frame 43 by bolts 102 so that thereis merely sufficient clearance between the outer face of the housing andthe inner face of the shell 42 so that the latter rotates freely. Thestaple former and driver are operated in the usual manner by a bar 103which extends out through the open rear end of the form 42 and isprovided with a rack 104 meshing with an elongated gear 105 which ismounted to rotate on a pin 106 which projects laterally from thestandard 21, the rock 104 being held up in engagement with the gear 105by brackets or guides 107 and 108 on the attaching member 44 of .theframe 43. A bar 109 is connected at its upper end as indicated at 110 tothe arm 33 which operates the staplers 92, 93 and 94 and this bar 109,near its lower end, has a rack portion 111 meshing with the gear 105, sothat the internal stapler, through the medium of the rack 111, gear 105and rack 104 is caused to operate simultaneously with the externalstaplers' 92, 93

and 94, the rack 111 being held in engagement with the gear '105 andguided in its up and down movement by the bracket orguide 108.

For supplying the staple wire 112 to the internal stapler 101 a pair ofwire feed wheels 113 and 114 of the kind commonly used are mounted onthe attaching portion 45 of the frame 43, the wheel 113 being mounted onan arm 115 which is pivoted at 116 and provided with a spring 117bearing against the stationary member 118 so that the wire 112 is heldby spring tension between the wheels 113 and 114, and the upper wheel114 has a ratchet 119 with which a pawl 120 on the lower end of the bar109 co-operates in its upward movement to turn the feed wheels 113-114sufficiently to feed the required amount of wire to the internal stapler101. A spring 121 serves to hold thepawl 120 in engagement with theratchet wheel 119 and a'tube 122 directs the wire from the feed wheelsto the stapler in the usual manner.

Inasmuch as the hoop stock 38 is relatively thin it is necessary forthis hoop strip to be held down close against the peripheral seat 69, atthe place where the internal stapling operation occurs, in order toinsure driving of the staple properly into the hoop strip, and a roll123 is accordingly provided, which is actuated before the staple isdriven, to press the material against the seat 69 at the place where theinternal staple is driven into the hoop 38. 1 This roll is carried atthe lower end of a bar 124 which is mounted in a guide 125 on thehousing of the stapler 94 and a guide 126 on the stapler arm 33 so thatthe bar 124 is capable of vertical movement, a spring 127 being providedon the reduced stem portion at the upper end portion of said bar 124between the shoulder 128 and guide 126 to normally force the bar 124downwardly, and a pair of nuts 129 being provided on the upper end ofthereduced'stem portion of the bar 125 to lift the bar 124 in the upwardmovement of the on the seat'69 directly over the place where the stapleis to be driven by the internal stapler 101 and as the stapler arm 33continues to move downwardly, the spring 127 is compressed so that asthe internal staple is driven the work is held firmly against the seat69.

This roller 123 engages the forward end portion 38 of the hoop strip 38so that in the first stapling operation, when the machine is started,the peripheral edge of the basket bottom 41 is stapled to the leadingend 38 of the hoop strip 38, one of which said staples is indicated at130 in Fig. 6, so that as the machine continues to operate the hoopstrip 38 and the panels which are attached thereto are wound around theform. As the win-ding of the basket side wall is completed the ends ofthe hoop strip 38 finish up in substantially abutting relation, as thehoop strip 38 is preferably of such a length that there is no overlap,and the last panel 35 laps over the leading end 38* of the hoop strip 38and also over the edge of the first panel 35 substantially to the sameextent as the other panels overlap, the basket being securely reinforcedat this location by the outer hoops 3'7, and 39 which have the endsoverlapped and stapled together in the usual manner.

In order to hold the clamping plate solidly at the place where theinternal staple 130 is driven and to, bear the impact of the staples, aswinging anvil 131 similar to that shown in Schmidtke Patent 1,682,769is providedwhich, at the time the stapling operation occurs, clampsagainst the outer face of the upstanding flange '70 of the clamp plate65 in lie with the internal stapler 101. This anvil 131 is pivoted at132 to the housing of the end stapler 94 so as to swing to and fromengagement with the clamp plate flange and is operated by the staplerarm 33. To this end the latter has an extension 133 with a depending arm134 bolted thereto as at 135, and the lower end of said arm- 134 isbifurcated to straddle a web portion of the anvil 131 and provided witha pin 136 engaging through a slot 137 of said web portion, said slotbeing of such form that the anvil 131 is thrown outwardly away from sthe flange '70 of the clamping plate 65 when the staplers are elevatedand downwardly into clamping position against said flange '70 when thestaplers are operated to drive staples, and adjusting screw 138 beingprovided on the extension 133 part way down the arm 134 to brace sameand insure solid contact of the anvil against the flange 70.

In some cases it may be desirable to construct basket shells, somewhatas shown in Fig. 9, without a bottom and thereafter staple the bottom tothe inside bottom hoop, as for example in the case of loose bottombaskets such as disclosed in Hogue-Patent 1,608,065 which it may bedesired to convert into baskets with permanently attached bottoms. Thismay be done with the machine hereinbefore described by omitting thestaple wire from the staplers 92, 93 and 94 or otherwise rendering saidstaplers inoperative or by a machine such as shown in Figs. 10 to 14inclusive.

In the machine of these said figures, the reference numeral 139indicates the upper portion of the standard of a known form of staplingmachine. A shaft 140 is journaled in a long hearing 141 of the bracket142 on the side of the standard 139 and this shaft 140 is provided witha sprocket wheel 143 and a ratchet or look wheel 144 whereby the shaft140-is given a step by step forwardmovement. At the end of the shaft 140ing understood thatthe shoes 151 which hold the basket side wall orshell on the table 150 during. the operation of stapling the basketbottom to remote from the sprocket wheel it has fast to it a bevel gearwheel 145 meshing with another bevel gear wheel 146 carried by anupright shaft 147 extending through a journal bearing 148 at the end ofan extension 149 of the bracket 142. The

cular shoes 151 which are pivoted at 152 and have their ends remote fromthe pivots 152 held against a spreader cam 153 by the spring 154 whichis connected to the end portions of the shoes 151. The spreader cam 153has a stem extending down through a bearing opening in the table 150 andon its lower end is provided with an operating lever or handle 155 whichwhen swung outward- 2551 1y from the table to the position shown bydotf5. ithe top edge of the inside bottom hoop 160, it beted lines atthe extreme bottom of Fig. 11, turns the cam 153 so that the side facesthereof are presented to the contiguous ends of the shoes 151 andthuspermits the spring 154 to contract j; the shoes 151 sufficiently so thata basket may be applied around or removed from the shoes.

For expanding the shoes 151 to the clamping position the lever 155swings inwardly against the stop 156, thereby turning the cam 153 to thej; position shown in Fig. 11 in which it extends endpling device ofFigs. 10 to If is designed to be used is of substantially the same typeas that madeby the machine of Figs. 1 to 6, and has the -'=,side wallcomposed, as shown in Fig. 9, of upright panels 157 which are secured attheir upper ends between the inner and outer hoops 158 and 159respectively and at their lower ends between the inner and outer hoops160 and 161 respectively, j the latter of which may, if desired, extendupwardly to a little higher elevation than the inner bottom hoop 160,and an outside hoop 162 is also preferably stapled to the panels 157substantiallymidway between the upper and lower hoops.

1 After the basket side wall or shell is prepared substantially as shownin Fig. 9 it is placed on the table top 150 with the inside bottom hoop160 embracing the contracted shoes 151, after which the lever 155 isturned inwardly to expand the shoes 151'to internally engage theinside'bottom hoop and hold the basket side wall or shell in place onthe table while the basket bottom is stapled to the upper edge of theinside bottom hoop 160. r i

The basket bottom may be of any desired construction, for example ofcrossed panels as shown at 71 in Fig. 2 or of parallel panels 162 ofthin material as shown in Fig. 8 connected by one or more cross strips163, also of thin material, both of which forms are commonly employed inmanufacturing baskets of this character, said bottom, of whatever typeemployed, being of a size and form to fit down within the shell or sidewall of Fig. 9 with the peripheral edge extended over the hoop 160 donot extend above the table sufficiently to interfere with the basketbottom resting freely on the upper edge of said hoop 160.

For securing the basket bottom to the hoop 160;

a swinging stapling mechanism is provided which extends down into theinterior of the basket when the latter-is located on thetable 150, saidstapling mechanism being of substantially the same construction as atpresent employed in basket mak'e ing except that it is arranged so thatit will work in close proximity to the inner surface of the side wall ofthe basket. I This stapling mechanism comprises the'upright staplerhousin 163 in which the staple former and driver operate, said housing163 being formed as a part of or secured to the lower end of an arm 164which is secured to a bracket 165 which is swiveled on the upper end ofthe standard 139 to swing freely therearound, the said arm 164 beingformed to extend over the edge of the side wall of the basket on thetable 156 and down into the basket so as to locate the stapler housing163 in suitable proximity to the basket bottom for the performance ofthe stapling operations; and the stapler housing 163 being arranged onsaid arm- 164 so that when swung to that side of the basket.

along which it operates in the stapling operation, the loop bar 166around which the staple is formed is at the inner side of the housingand a plain side face of the stapler housing is presented to thecontiguous side wall of the basket, and the staples are accordinglydriveinas shown in Fig. 10, so that they extend substantiallycircumferentially or in the direction of the length of the.

hoop strip 160. 1

'For operating the stapling mechanism a shaft 167 extends up through thestandard 139 and is.

reciprocated in the usual mannerto perform a stapling operation-at eachinterval of rest in'the step by step rotation of the table 150, theparticular mechanism for effecting this reciprocal move ment of theshaft 167 not being shown as it is well known, and this shaft has thebracket armand driving mechanism connected therewith in:

the usual manner so that these mechanisms are operated by thereciprocation of the shaft 167 to form and drive the staples 169 aroundthe peripheral edge of the basket bottom and into thehoop 160.

The entire stapling mechanism, by reason of the pivotal mounting of thebracket 165.011 the standard 139 and the pivotal mounting of the arm 168on the shaft 167, is capable of swinging freely as a unit to and fromthe side wall of. the basket and in order to hold'the stapling mechanismin close proximity to the side wall and insure.

driving of the staples 169 substantially in the middle of the hoop strip160, thestapler housing 163 is provided at its lower end and at the sidenext to the basket side wall with a curved guide plate 170 and thebracket arm16 1 witha handle.

the lower portion of the side wall of the housing 163 next to, the

basket side wall is cut away as indicated at 170 in Fig. 14 and theplate 170 secured in this cutaway place so as to servethepurpose of theomitted housing side wall and said plate is beveled along its lower edgeas indicated at 172 so as to bring the stapling mechanism close to theside wall of the basket, and said plate which is curved longitudinallyto correspond to the contour of the inner surface of the basket sidewall, extends forwardly and is curved inwardly at its forward end asshown in Figs. 10 and 13 so that the basket side wall readily slidesalong the outer side of saidguide plate 170.

The staple wire 173 is supplied to the stapling mechanism in the usualmanner through a tube 174 from a pair of feed rolls 175 and 176 thelatter of which has a ratchet wheel portion 177 operated by a part 178which is carried by an extension 179 of the stapler operating arm 168.

In using the apparatus of Figs. 10 to 14, the basket bottom 162-163 ispreferably dropped down into the basket shell of Fig. 9 before locatingsame on the table 150. The entire stapling mechanism is then swunglaterally from the table 150 so that the basket shell may he slippedupstapling mechanism so that the guide plate 170 engaging the inside ofthe basket side wall and while he continues to hold the stapler in thisposition the mechanism is operated to rotate the table 150 and basketthereon in a-step by step manner and to perform the stapling operationsat the intervals of rest in the step by step move-,

ment of the table and basket until staples 169 have been applied atintervals entirely around the basket bottom. After the bottom has beenstapled to the hoop 160, the basket clamp 151 is released, the basketlifted to clear the shoes 151 and the basket and stapler mechanism swungto the side of the table to permit removal of the completed basket.

While I have shown and described my invention in a preferred form, I amaware that various changes and modifications may be made withoutdeparting from .the principles of my invention, the scope of which is tobe determined by the appended claims.

I claim asmy invention;

1. In basket making apparatus, the combination of a support adapted tohold an assembled basket bottom and basket side wall, a fastenerapplying device mounted to extend through the end of the basket remotefromthe basket bottom and occupy a position within the basket at theinner side of the basket bottom when the basket is located on saidsupport, said device bebined basket bottom and side wall and a fastenerapplying. device'mountedto; extend through the end of the-basket remotefrom the basket bottom and occupy a position within the basket when thelatter is located on said support, said device being operable to apply aseries of fasteners along the inner side of the basket sidewall and todrive said fasteners in a direction outwardly from the interior of thebasket through the peripheral edge of the basket bottom, and means foroperating said support to rotate the basket side wall in a step by stepmanner around the fastener applying device.

3. In basket making apparatus, the combination of a basket support withfacilities for holding abasket bottom and side wall in a pre-determinedposition thereon, and a fastener applying device mounted to extendthrough the end of the basket remote from the basket bottom and occupy aposition within the basket with the delivery end of said devicesubstantially at the juncture of the bottom and side wall of the.bas-lmined position on said support, and means for operating said support torotate the basket side wall ina step by step manner around the fastenerapplying device.

' 4-. In basket making apparatus, the combination of a relativelyrotatable basket support and fastener applying device, said supporthaving facilities for holding a basket bottom and side wall in apre-determined position thereon, said fastener applying device beingmounted to occupy a position within the basket and adjacent the sidewallthereof when the basket is located in the pre-determined position onsaid support.

5. Inbasket making apparatus the combination of a'rotatable basketsupport including basket bottom and side wall holding means,. a fastenerapplying device mounted to occupy a position within the basket when thelatter is located on said support, and means for impartinga'step by steprotating movement to the support, said fastener applying device beingoperable during intervals of rest between the step by step movements ofthe support to apply fastenersat the inside of the basket and drive sameoutwardly into the supported basket structure. I

6. In basket making apparatus the combina tion of a rotatable basketsupport with facilities for holding a basket in a predeterminedpositionthereon, a fastener applying device mounted to occupy a position withinthe basket when the latter is located on said support, and means foroperating the fastener applying device to apply a fastener to the insideof the basket and to drive said fastener outwardly into the basketstructure in a direction substantially parallel with the axis ofrotation of said rotatable basket support.

7. In basket making apparatus the combination of a rotatable basketsupport with facilities for holding a basket in a pre-determinedpositionthereon,-a fastener applying device mounted to occupy a position withinthe basket when the latter is located on said support, and means for.imparting a step by step rotary movement to said support, said fastenerapplying device being operable at intervals of rest in the step by step.

movement of the support to apply a series of fas teners along the innerside of the basket side wall and to drive said fasteners outwardlythrough the-peripheral edge of the basket bottom in a di rectionsubstantially parallelto the axis of rotation of the basket support.

8. In an apparatus for fastening the peripheral edge of a basket bottomto the upper edge of a hoop within the lower end of the basket sideWall, the combination of a rotatable, basket support including means tointernally engage and locate said hoop ma pre-determined position,

and a fastener. applying device mounted to 00'- cupy a position withinthe basket when the latter is located on said support and operable todrive fasteners in a direction substantially parallel to the axis ofrotation of the basket support and radially beyond the aforesaid means.

9. In basket making apparatus the combination of a basket support, alaterally movable fastener applying device mounted to occupy a positionwithin the basket when the latter is located on said support, andguiding means on the side of and movable laterally with the fastenerapplying device for engaging the inner face of the side wall of a basketon said support to locate the fastener applying device at the placewhere the fastener is to be applied.

10. In a basket making apparatus the combination of a rotatable basketsupport and a fastener applying device relatively movable in a directiontransverse to the axis of rotation of the basket support, said fastenerapplying device being mounted to occupy a position within the basketwhen the latter is located on the support and to drive fasteners in adirection substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the basketsup-port, and a guide on the fastener applying device for engaging theinner face of the side wall of the basket when the latter is located onthe support.

11. In basket making apparatus the combina tion of a rotatable formaround which the basket is constructed and a non-rotatable fastenerapplying device within and adjacent the periphery of the form andoperable to drive fasteners outwardly into the basket structure on theform.

12. In basket making apparatus the combination of a rotatable formaround which the basket is constructed and a non-rotatable fastenerapplying device within and adjacent the periphery of the form andoperable to drive fasteners in a direction substantially parallel to theaxis of rotation of the form.

13. In basket making apparatus the combination of a rotatable formaround which the basket is constructed, a fastener applying devicewithin the form and operable to drive fasteners outwardly from theinterior of the basket into the basket structure on the form, and meansfor engaging the exterior of the basket at the location where thefasteners are driven and serving to bear the impact of the fastenerdriving operation.

14. In basket making apparatus the combination of a form having bottomand side portions for engaging the inner faces of the bottom and sidewall respectively of a basket, and a fastener applying device operableto apply fasteners outwardly between the said bottom and side portionsof the form.

15. In basket making apparatus the combination of a form having bottomand side portions for engaging the inner faces of the bottom and sidewall respectively of a basket, said form having an opening between thesaid portions adjacent the periphery of the bottom portion, and afastener applying device within the form and operable to drive fastenersoutwardly throughsaid opening.

16. In a basket making apparatus the combination of a form having bottomand side portions for engaging the inner faces of thebottom andsidewalls respectively of a basket, said portions being independentlymounted to rotate about a common axis and having an annular spacetherebetween, means for simultaneously and correspondingly rotating saidportions in a step by step manner, and a fastener applying device withinthe form and operable to drive fasteners. outwardly through theaforesaid annular space.

17. In basket making apparatus the combination with a bask t form offastener applying devices at the inner and outer sides of the form andoperable to drive fasteners respectively outwardly and inwardly into thebasket structure on the form. V

18. In basket making apparatus the combination of a frusto-conical form,means at the smaller end of the form or holding a basket bottom andwinding a hoop strip along the periphery of and at the outer side of thebasket bottom, fastener applying devices at the exterior of the form andoperable to fasten together basket side wall parts around t. e form, anda fas ener applying device within the form and operable to progressivelyfasten the peripheral edge of the basket bottom to the aforesaid hoopstrip as the latter is wound along the periphery of and at the outerside of the hasket bottom.

19. In basket makingapparatus the combination of a rotary frusto-conicalform for supporting the side wall of a basket, means at the smaller endof the form for holding a basket bottom in position to be embraced bythe lower end of the and outer hoops and to drive fasteners outwardlyfrom the form and fasten the peripheral edge of the basket bottom to thesaid inner hoop.

20. In a basket making apparatus the combination of a fastener applyingdevice, a support, means for holding a basket side wall on said supportaround a basket bottom so that the fastener applying device is withinthe basket, said fastener applying devicebeing operable to drivefasteners outwardly into the basket structure from the interior of thebasket and said support being rotatable in a step by step manner topresent successive portions of the basket to the fastener applyingdevice. 1

21. In a basket making apparatus the combination of a fastener applyingdevice, means for holding a basket bottom adjacent said device, basketside wall supporting means for holding a basket side wall around thefastener applying device with the basket bottom in one end of said sidewall, said device being operable to drive fasteners outwardly into thebasket structure from the interior of the basket and said bottom holdingmeans and side wall supporting means being rotatable in a step by stepmanner to present successive portions of the basket to the fastenerapplying device.

EUGENE lVI. GILES.

